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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Sentence construction
Here is a sentence from the book Idiot America by Charles P. Pierce:
He designed a government, Mr. Madison did, but he dreamed himself a country.
I wonder why the author used such kind of sentence construction. I mean why didn't he say simply Mr. Madison designed a government...? What is stressed (or implied) here?
Thank you!
He designed a government, Mr. Madison did, but he dreamed himself a country.
I wonder why the author used such kind of sentence construction. I mean why didn't he say simply Mr. Madison designed a government...? What is stressed (or implied) here?
Thank you!
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Anonymous What is stressed (or implied) here? Mr Madison's action, in contradistinction to his dream.
- Anonymous What is stressed (or implied) here?
- Mr Madison's action, in contradistinction to his dream.
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AnonymousWhat is stressed (or implied) here?Mr Madison's action, in contradistinction to his dream.
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